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  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 An above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean could be problematic for the U.S. energy industry, but data show shifting production patterns may spare oil. Meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said this year's hurricane season in the Atlantic, which extends from June 1 through Nov. 30, is more than likely to be active. There's only a 20 percent change for a below-normal hurricane season and a 70 percent chance of at least tw ... read more |
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Low gas prices expected for Memorial Day weekendWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Gas prices could be working in favor of the consumer for the long holiday weekend as weak demand and OPEC spark a market downturn, GasBuddy said. ... more 
OPEC, non-OPEC alliance not strong enough to limit North AmericaWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 The alliance between OPEC and non-OPEC producers is strong, but not strong enough to derail production momentum from North America, analysis finds. ... more 
FAR Ltd. taps oil prospect offshore SenegalWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Operations started Friday for the first pure exploration well off the coast of Senegal since a major discovery in 2014, Africa-focused FAR Ltd. said. ... more 
Oil prices manage soft rebound after Thursday's slumpWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Crude oil prices staged a soft recovery in early Friday trading as better-than-expected growth in the U.S. economy brought some players back to the table. ... more |
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Fifty years of Lagos. But what about the next 50?Lagos (AFP) May 26, 2017 The Nigerian megacity of Lagos, with its 20 million inhabitants, is the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. ... more 
Russia's Gazprom in talks with IranWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Russia's natural gas giant Gazprom may be eager to establish closer ties in the opening Iranian energy sector, Russian media reported. ... more 
New oil production starts offshore BrazilWashington (UPI) May 26, 2017 Production started from a floating production platform off the coast of Brazil that can process up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day, Royal Dutch Shell said. ... more 
Preliminary data show Texas oil production down year-on-yearWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 Preliminary data for March show total crude oil production from Texas was up slightly from the previous month, but lower year-on-year. ... more 
Budget for shale-rich Oklahoma disappointsWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 A budget proposal on the table for 2018 in shale-rich Oklahoma leaves the state with too many funding gaps, Gov. Mary Fallin said. ... more
Michigan, a volatile market for gas prices, sees demand go upWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 Drivers in Michigan, one of the most volatile markets for gasoline, are putting slight pressure on demand because of economic conditions, a state report found. ... more |
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 Oil prices lower as OPEC reviews extending production cut deal 
Iran networking with energy companies from ViennaWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 Iranian officials in Vienna worked the sidelines at a meeting Thursday to discuss possible gas development deals with European companies, state media reported. ... more 
Wood Mac: Don't expect an OPEC-fueled rally in crude oil pricesWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 An extension of a managed production decline agreement led by OPEC won't have much of a long-term impact on crude oil prices, Wood Mackenzie found. ... more 
A new material for purifying natural gasParis, France (SPX) May 26, 2017 The fields of gas filtration and purification require materials whose porosity can be perfectly controlled. Zeolites, which are porous inorganic compounds, are the most frequently used today, althou ... more 
New North Sea production to start in JuneWashington (UPI) May 24, 2017 The Norwegian government said Wednesday it gave its consent to energy company Statoil for the June start of new oil and gas production from a North Sea field. ... more |
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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Plant biologists and biochemists from UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco have produced a gold mine of data by sequencing the genome of a green alga called Chromochloris zofingiensis.
Scientists have learned in the past decade that the tiny, single-celled organism could be used as a source of sustainable biofuel and that it produces a substance called astaxanthin, which may be useful fo ... more Daegu, South Korea (SPX) May 30, 2017New photocatalyst speeds up the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemical resources  Nagoya, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Nagoya University researchers break down plastic waste  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 22, 2017A full life cycle assessment of second-generation biofuels |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden and from Fudan University in China have successfully designed a new structural organization using the promising solar cell material perovskite. The study shows that solar cells increase in efficiency thanks to the material's ability to self-organise by standing on edge.
The current research study deals with perovskite, a new and promising material ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 26, 2017How to obtain highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2017Smart reform the key to unlock energy storage revolution  Pennsauken NJ (SPX) May 26, 2017Keystone lowers energy costs with rooftop solar installation in New Jersey |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
Gains in wind power in the United States are coming up from the state level, with California among the leaders, an industry report found.
A report from the sidelines of a wind energy conference in California from the American Wind Energy Association finds the sector supports more than 100,000 jobs in the country. The state hosting the event is one of the national leaders in wind energy ... more Anaheim, CA (SPX) May 28, 2017GE Energy Financial Services Surpasses $15 Billion in Renewable Energy Investments  Solomons MD (SPX) May 10, 2017Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms The Hague (AFP) May 8, 2017Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm |
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 Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017 
A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs.
Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country's largest nuclear plants.
Florida Power and Light had argued that such expansion was needed to m ... more Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2017EU clears EDF takeover of Areva reactor business  Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover  Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2017Hungary: AREVA NP awarded contract for safety IC modernization at Paks Nuclear Power Plant |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
A new University of Washington study shows that the textbook understanding of global chemical weathering - in which rocks are dissolved, washed down rivers and eventually end up on the ocean floor to begin the process again - does not depend on Earth's temperature in the way that geologists had believed.
The study, published May 22 in the open-access journal Nature Communications, looks at ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Paris climate commitment 'crippling' to US growth: White House  Berlin (AFP) May 29, 2017Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fight  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
An international team of researchers has uncovered the mechanism that allowed Volkswagen to circumvent U.S. and European emission tests over at least six years before the Environmental Protection Agency put the company on notice in 2015 for violating the Clean Air Act.
During a year-long investigation, researchers found code that allowed a car's onboard computer to determine that the vehic ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes  Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers in sting  Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2017China scrambles to tame bike chaos |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 30, 2017  Iraqi forces pressed forward with an offensive against jihadist-held areas of Mosul as the United Nations warned of grave danger to civilians in the final stages of the battle.
More than seven months into the massive operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group, Iraqi forces have retaken the city's east and large parts of its western side, but the jihadists are putting up tough ... more Arbil, Iraq (AFP) May 27, 2017Iraq forces launch broad attack on IS holdouts in Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) May 30, 2017Baghdad blasts kill 27 as Iraq forces battle IS in Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) May 25, 2017Iraq probes report of rights abuses in Mosul operation |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia's foreign minister said Friday after talks in New York.
Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying a "heavy" nuclear war ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Trump: North Korea 'will be solved'; As Kim touts key role Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2017S.Korea's Moon orders probe into undisclosed US missile launchers  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Military leaders make case for $13.9B nuclear weapons budget |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were stripped of their status as lawmakers last year pleaded not guilty Friday to charges over chaos at the city's parliament.
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested last month and charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forcible entry into the legislative chamber.
They belong to a new movement calling for a complete split from China fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017Former top Chinese cop executed for murder |
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 Umuahia, Nigeria (AFP) May 29, 2017 
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a combat that was a foregone conclusion.
"They had jet fighters, we had machetes," he recalled.
The rebel province in southeast Nigeria declared independence on May 30, 1967, triggering a bitter civil war that would leave more than one million dead, most of them from famine and disease.
Th ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 27, 2017Africa, so close yet so far from G7 summit  Kigali (AFP) May 29, 2017Rwanda to control presidential candidates' social media use  Lagos (AFP) May 24, 2017Nigeria seizes illegal arms shipment |
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 Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 
Boeing has received an $89 million contract to incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System, or IRST, in the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract includes design and development, hardware procurement, technical reviews, risk reduction, and product support and engineering tasks.
Work will be conducted in Orlando, Fla., ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Sikorksy awarded contract for King Stallion helicopters  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Military, civilian aviation leaders meet over pilot shortage issues  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Northrop Grumman receives E-2D contract |
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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017  G7 leaders meet Friday determined to put on a display of united resolve in the fight against jihadist terrorism, despite deep divisions on trade and global warming.
The two-day summit in Sicily's ancient hilltop resort of Taormina kicks off four days after children were among 22 people killed in a concert bomb attack in Manchester.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will lead a discussio ... more San Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2017Chinese tech firm LeEco reverses course in US, cuts 325 jobs  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Germany calls for better EU market access to China  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Moody's cuts China's rating on debt fears |
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 Podgorica, Montenegro May 26, 2017 
Footage of US President Donald Trump appearing to push aside Montenegro's prime minister at the NATO summit were being relished Friday by those opposed to the Balkan country joining the military alliance.
Caught on camera, the incident showed Trump making his way to the front of a lineup of leaders for a NATO family portrait, pushing past Montenegro's Dusko Markovic at Thursday's summit in ... more Beijing (AFP) May 29, 2017China rebukes G7 over statement on seas  Warsaw (AFP) May 26, 2017Poland has 'no doubt' about US commitment to NATO: minister  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017China says fighter jets' intercept of US plane 'safe' |
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 Hanoi (AFP) May 29, 2017 
A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of fish in Vietnam last year started operations on Monday, state media in Hanoi reported.
The incident was one of the worst environmental disasters in Vietnam, decimating livelihoods along the central coast and sparking angry protests that continue today.
The $11-billion Formosa steel plant in central Ha Tinh province w ... more Carletonville, South Africa (AFP) May 28, 2017Tough times for S.Africa town blighted by mine closure  Hobart, Australia (SPX) May 23, 201737 million bits of litter on remote islands  Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2017Ozone and haze pollution weakens land carbon uptake in China |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) May 26, 2017 
As many as 200,000 Iraqis may try in the coming days to flee areas of Mosul under the control of the Islamic State group after the government asked civilians to seek safety across the frontline, the UN aid chief said Friday.
Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake Mosul in October, advancing on the city and recapturing its eastern side before setting their sights on the smaller but mor ... more Washington (AFP) May 26, 2017Why civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria are increasing  Toulouse, France (SPX) May 26, 2017Airbus Foundation and Airbus BizLab seek innovative concepts for humanitarian challenges  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Witnesses to trauma can develop irrational fears |
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